Systems and methods for geofencing for service availability and dynamic profit calculation

Abstract

Described is a system for managing a printing service incorporating: a network-connected printer disposed on a local area network, a cloud-based printing service managing a printing queue holding at least one print job, a service provider smart device and a network-connected appliance device disposed on the local area network and communicatively coupled with the network-connected printer, the network-connected appliance device being configured to determine a status of the network-connected printer, connect to the cloud-based printing service and communicate the determined status of the network-connected printer to the cloud-based printing service. The service provider smart device is configured to generate a graphical user interface on the display and receive, using the generated graphical user interface, a printing service information from a service provider and to communicate the received printing service information to the cloud-based printing service.

1 . A computerized system for managing a printing service, the system comprising:
 a. a network-connected printer disposed on a local area network;   b. a cloud-based printing service comprising a printing queue holding at least one print job;   c. a service provider smart device comprising a first processing unit, a first memory and a display;   d. a network-connected appliance device disposed on the local area network and communicatively coupled with the network-connected printer, the network-connected appliance device comprising a second processing unit and a second memory and configured to determine a status of the network-connected printer, connect to the cloud-based printing service and communicate the determined status of the network-connected printer to the cloud-based printing service; and   e. a printing service user smart device separate and distinct from the service provider smart device,   
       wherein the service provider smart device is configured to generate a graphical user interface on the display and receive, using the generated graphical user interface, a printing service information comprising at least one characteristic of the printing service from a service provider and to communicate the received printing service information to the cloud-based printing service and wherein the printing service user smart device is configured to receive the printing service information from the cloud-based printing service and to display at least a portion of the received printing service information to a printing service user. 
     
     
         2 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the printing service information comprises availability options of the printing service. 
     
     
         3 . The computerized system of  claim 2 , wherein the availability options comprise days and hours of availability of the printing service. 
     
     
         4 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the printing service information comprises pricing information of the printing service. 
     
     
         5 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the printing service information comprises pricing information of the printing service. 
     
     
         6 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the printing service information comprises location information of the printing service. 
     
     
         7 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the printing service information comprises a description of the network-connected printer. 
     
     
         8 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the cloud-based printing service is configured to transmit the communicated printing service information to the printing service user smart device. 
     
     
         9 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the service provider smart device is further configured to obtain pricing information associated with consumables for the network-connected printer and to automatically calculate cost associated with the printing service. 
     
     
         10 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the service provider smart device is further configured to obtain pricing information associated with consumables for the network-connected printer and to automatically calculate profit associated with the printing service. 
     
     
         11 . The computerized system of  claim 10 , wherein the pricing information associated with consumables for the network-connected printer is received from the service provider. 
     
     
         12 . The computerized system of  claim 10 , wherein the pricing information associated with consumables for the network-connected printer is received from a third party ecommerce system. 
     
     
         13 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the service provider smart device is configured to detect a current geo-location and to automatically communicate to the cloud-based printing service that the printing service is available when the detected current geo-location is within a predetermined vicinity of the network-connected appliance device or the network-connected printer. 
     
     
         14 . The computerized system of  claim 13 , wherein when the printing service is available, the one or more print jobs could be sent to the network-connected printer. 
     
     
         15 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the service provider smart device is configured to detect a current geo-location and to automatically communicate to the cloud-based printing service that the printing service is unavailable when the detected current geo-location is outside a predetermined vicinity of the network-connected appliance device or the network-connected printer. 
     
     
         16 . The computerized system of  claim 15 , wherein when the printing service is unavailable, the one or more print jobs are prevented from being sent to the network-connected printer. 
     
     
         17 . The computerized system of  claim 15 , wherein the printing service user smart device is configured to detect a current geo-location and display the network-connected printer as available to a service user when the detected current geo-location is within a predetermined vicinity of the network-connected appliance device or the network-connected printer. 
     
     
         18 . The computerized system of  claim 15 , wherein the printing service user smart device is configured to detect a current geo-location and display the network-connected printer as unavailable to a service user when the detected current geo-location is outside of a predetermined vicinity of the network-connected appliance device or the network-connected printer. 
     
     
         19 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the printing service user smart device is configured to detect a first geo-location, wherein the service provider smart device is configured to detect a second geo-location and wherein the printing service user smart device is configured to display the network-connected printer as available to a service user when both the detected first geo-location is within a predetermined first vicinity of the network-connected appliance device or the network-connected printer and the detected second geo-location is within a predetermined second vicinity of the network-connected appliance device or the network-connected printer. 
     
     
         20 . The computerized system of  claim 1 , wherein the printing service user smart device is configured to detect a first geo-location, wherein the service provider smart device is configured to detect a second geo-location and wherein the printing service user smart device is configured to display the network-connected printer as unavailable to a service user when either the detected first geo-location is outside of a predetermined first vicinity of the network-connected appliance device or the network-connected printer or the detected second geo-location is outside a predetermined second vicinity of the network-connected appliance device or the network-connected printer. 
     
     
         21 . A computer-implemented method for managing a printing service, the computer-implemented method performed in connection with a computerized system comprising: a network-connected printer disposed on a local area network, a cloud-based printing service comprising a printing queue holding at least one print job, a service provider smart device comprising a first processing unit, a first memory and a display, a network-connected appliance device disposed on the local area network and communicatively coupled with the network-connected printer, the network-connected appliance device comprising a second processing unit and a second memory, and a printing service user smart device separate and distinct from the service provider smart device, the computer-implemented method comprising:
 a. determining, by the network-connected appliance device, a status of the network-connected printer, connect to the cloud-based printing service and communicate the determined status of the network-connected printer to the cloud-based printing service;   b. generating, by the service provider smart device, a graphical user interface on the display and receiving, using the generated graphical user interface, a printing service information comprising at least one characteristic of the printing service from a service provider;   c. communicating the received printing service information to the cloud-based printing service,   d. receiving, by the printing service user smart device, the printing service information from the cloud-based printing service; and   e. displaying, by the printing service user smart device, at least a portion of the printing service information to a user of the printing service.   
     
     
         22 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a set of computer-executable instructions, which, when executed in connection with a computerized system comprising: a network-connected printer disposed on a local area network, a cloud-based printing service comprising a printing queue holding at least one print job, a service provider smart device comprising a first processing unit, a first memory and a display, a network-connected appliance device disposed on the local area network and communicatively coupled with the network-connected printer, the network-connected appliance device comprising a second processing unit and a second memory, and a printing service user smart device separate and distinct from the service provider smart device, cause the computerized system to perform a method for managing a printing service, the method comprising:
 a. determining, by the network-connected appliance device, a status of the network-connected printer, connect to the cloud-based printing service and communicate the determined status of the network-connected printer to the cloud-based printing service;   b. generating, by the service provider smart device, a graphical user interface on the display and receiving, using the generated graphical user interface, a printing service information comprising at least one characteristic of the printing service from a service provider;   c. communicating the received printing service information to the cloud-based printing service,   d. receiving, by the printing service user smart device, the printing service information from the cloud-based printing service; and   e. displaying, by the printing service user smart device, at least a portion of the printing service information to a user of the printing service.